Tests: 31 percent of state's kids physically fit

LOS ANGELES (AP) — State fitness tests administered to California's school-age children shows fewer than a third of tested students were in good physical shape.

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Posted Nov. 15, 2012 at 12:05 PM

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — State fitness tests administered to California's school-age children shows fewer than a third of tested students were in good physical shape.

The state Department of Education said Thursday that the 2012 Physical Fitness Test found 31 percent of 1.3 million fifth, seventh and ninth graders passed all six fitness measures. That percentage is about the same as 2011.

It also rated nearly 30 percent of children as having high health risks due to body fat.

Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson says the results reveal a tremendous public health challenge.